In her first interview since her Aug. 4 firing, she says she conducted herself professionally “every single day” of her 14-year tenure. She says “there’s a lot of untruths and a lot of fabrications” being made by former players.

Iowa education professor Betsy Altmaier was a faculty representative to athletics through June 2011. She says Griesbaum’s firing was deserved. She says she’s aware of three players who felt mistreated.